What is it that you criticize in others?  What is it that elicits at times a derisive
laugh?  Could it be that you have the
same trait?  Could it be that in focusing
your attention on that other’s actions the ego is diverting attention from your
own?  “Oh, no!” you protest.  “I do not do that!”  But, in fact, all of you have within you the
dark and the light—the full range of experiences.  Criticizing another can serve to highlight a “hot
spot” area for you.  Why is this area so
sensitive?  Dig a bit deeper and shine a
light there.  There you will find a
tightly wound belief system in great need of light … of love.

Pull the thread around that tightly wound wound and you will find a
place that needs healing.  Criticisms are
often tied to “shoulds” in your world. 
What belief is holding that critical “should” in place?  Could you discover the answer, you would find
far greater peace the next time that wound is prodded.